Posted
by
samzenpus
on Monday June 01, 2015 @10:03PM
from the stamp-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The biostamp--a type of temporary tattoo that feels like skin, yet is laden with electronics--is just about ready for prime time. The technology has entered clinical trials for medical use, and consumer versions, costing just tens of cents, are coming soon. A visit to the University of Illinois researchers developing the technology reveals details about how biostamps work and how they are manufactured. A year from now, don't be surprised if you're wearing one--or two, or three--yourself.

"He stepped out of the way to let a dark-suited sarariman by, spotting the Mitsubishi-Genentech logo tattooed across the back of the man's right hand. Was it authentic? If that's for real, he thought, he's in for trouble. If it wasn't, served him right. M-G employees above a certain level were implanted with advanced microprocessors that monitored mutagen levels in the bloodstream. Gear like that would get you rolled in Night City, rolled straight into a black

"tens of cents". Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Hilarious. Regardless of how cheap they are to make, does anyone have any doubt that, when these things reach the marketplace, the bare minimum one will cost is $20. More likely $50+.

Nah. After they've gone through the US healthcare system, they'll be at least $20,000.

"tens of cents". Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Hilarious. Regardless of how cheap they are to make, does anyone have any doubt that, when these things reach the marketplace, the bare minimum one will cost is $20. More likely $50+.

The price difference is for the hotline where people can call to ask if there's gluten in it or to know if part of it was made in Israel. And the liability insurance. And the salary of a a has-been tv star that promotes it on daytime tv. You know - the cost of doing business with the public.

When I saw that they were making an action movie called San Andreas, I was hoping it was based on "GTA San Andreas", but no, it's about the earthquake thing. How unfortunate. Would have been a terrific movie.

Anyone with an NFC will be able to monitor your vitals. Think of the advertising and sales possibilities! Does a certain musical passage raise or lower your BP or pulse rate? Does a certain image or video produce fear or give you a woodie? Now everyone will know and will be able to use that for advertising targeted to your autonomic responses. Resistance is futile.

Companies like CNN already mine your health status by studying what types of links you click on regularly -- news stories about new heart drugs, or cancer, or this helps with urinary tract infections or dialysis patients.

Doesn't even matter you are just an IP address -- they're selling ads to companies to direct at "someone".

This is why I advise a privacy policy of clicking on every link you see! Let 'em mine that!Plays havoc with a goal of "keep machine free of malware", of course, but, hey, that's the price of privacy these days, right?:-)

It's still a tramp stamp, but now it is a tramp stamp that broadcasts just what kind of tramp you are. Herpes? Chlamydia? It'll make classifications much simpler for biologists studying the Wild American Tramp species.

That depends on how well controlled your diabetes is. My Endocrinologist has me checking before breakfast and at bed time, only. The only time he wants more is the four days before he sees me, and then he wants before each meal plus bed time. Of course, my readings are well controlled and my Ha1C has been within acceptable limits for the last several years. YMMV, and if you're having trouble with your numbe

Any such stamp that can detect blood glucose reliably would pay for all the research: blood sugar.

Unfortunately, this technology measures chemicals from perspiration, and sugar levels in sweat or saliva change much more slowly than they do in blood. So by the time these stamps measure a sugar level spike, the person will likely already be in a diabetic coma.